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con·ven·ti·cle

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NOUN:

A religious meeting, especially a secret or illegal one, such as those held by Dissenters in England and Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The place where such a meeting is held.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin conventiculum, meeting, diminutive of conventus, assembly ; see convent

OTHER FORMS:
con·venti·cler(Noun)

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